The Prix du Québec consists of two awards of £1,000 (each) offered by the Québec Government Office in London and administered by BACS. It is designed to assist researchers based in the UK to carry out research related to Québec by facilitating a research visit to Québec. Projects that incorporate Québec in a comparative approach (at least 50 % of the focus must be on Québec) are also eligible.All applications are welcome, including those from applicants unsuccessful in recent previous competitions. 

One award will be given in each of the following categories:

●     Masters and doctoral students
●     Researchers and academic staff (including postdoctoral researchers)

The award is not intended to be used to cover tuition fees for postgraduate study. Applicants are expected to be members of the British Association for Canadian Studies (they may join at time of application) but need not have an institutional affiliation.

The awards will be presented during the Annual Conference of the British Association for Canadian Studies in March, and successful applicants will be expected to present a paper on the outcome of their research at the next BACS annual conference. It is expected that the award will be acknowledged in any subsequent publication(s).

Application procedure

Applicants should provide a brief outline of their proposed research (including methodology, contextual background, plan and outcomes). Successful applications will have the following characteristics: (i) investigate issues concerning Quebec (includes comparative research where the focus on Quebec is at least 50%); (ii) constitute an excellent research proposal (originality, coherence of arguments and methodology); (iii) display applicant's abilities to deliver research (previous relevant background, experience, publications, etc); (iv) is of value to potential users outside or within the research community. A brief (one-page max.) CV should be included.

Deadline: 15 February of each year (decision within 28 days).

Maximum Length: 1000 words.

A letter of recommendation, on headed paper, from an appropriate referee is also required and should be sent with the application. Referees should address the merits of the proposal and the ability of the applicant to successfully carry out the research. The referee's letter may be sent by email as an attachment. Any Award will be paid through the Research Office of the applicant's institution.

Applications should be sent by email, please, to: canstuds@gmail.com

If further information is required, please contact Jodie Robson, Administrator, British Association for Canadian Studies,  tel: 020 7862 8687 / 01289 387331 / mobile 07967 374554; email: canstuds@gmail.com

Papers for nominations to BACS Council will be mailed to BACS members in the New Year. The post of Hon. Secretary is vacant and up to three Councillors are required, to attend 2/3 meetings per year, including the annual conference. Councillors may also be involved in the organisation of the BACS Conference. Additional copies of the nominations forms may also be downloaded. If you would like to discuss what is involved in being a member of Council, please contact the President, Dr Susan Hodgett.

Membership renewal forms have also been mailed to all members - don't forget to renew your subscription! If you have lost your renewal form, you can download a copy here.

• Canada on the global stage
• Canada since 9/11
• Canadian literature and culture in the cyberage
• Canadian engagement with new literary genres
• Cosmopolitanism 
• Re-assessing ideas of the postnational and/or transnational
• Multiculturalism and diversity
• Indigeneity and/or the absence of decolonization
• Canadian literary prize culture
• Rethinking the 'lit' in CanLit
• Changing materialities
• Interdisciplinary approaches to Canadian literature
• Comparative frameworks: postcolonial and/or hemispheric paradigms 
• The institutional positioning of Canadian literature in the UK: Is it an 'Area Studies' subject? Should it be taught under World literatures or general contemporary literature?

Moving Worlds:  Michael Ondaatje: Critical Perspectives. This issue contains eleven articles by scholars working on Ondaatje, and hence would be potentially of interest to those working in the field of Canadian Literature. The issue table of contents is available here.

Special offer to BACS members: purchase the Ondaatje issue at a special discounted price of £4; any additional issues of Moving Worlds purchased will be offered at a rate of £3 (each issue is usually £6). A full list of issues is available here.

To purchase, just send a cheque and a note stating membership of BACS to the address below.

Mandala White

Editorial Assistant

Moving Worlds: A Journal of Transcultural Writings

School of English

University of Leeds

Leeds LS2 9JT (UK)

L'Association internationale des études québécoises (AIEQ) est heureuse d'annoncer le concours 2011 pour le Prix Pierre-et-Yolande-Perrault d'un montant de 5 000 $ CA, créé à l'instigation de Mme Yolande Simard-Perrault.

À qui s'adresse ce prix?

-La candidate ou le candidat doit être inscrit(e) au 2e ou 3e cycle dans une université du Québec ou de l'extérieur, ou être en début de carrière universitaire (maximum 4 ans suivant l'obtention de son diplôme).

-La candidate ou le candidat doit s'engager à faire des recherches sur l'écriture médiatique telle que l'a pratiquée Pierre Perrault (théâtre, cinéma, radio, télévision). Les recherches portant sur l'œuvre de Pierre Perrault, notamment son œuvre littéraire, seront privilégiées.

La date limite pour poser sa candidature est le 1^er mars 2011. Pour plus de détails, consultez l'affiche et le formulaire en pièces jointes, visitez le site internet de l'AIEQ (www.aieq.qc.ca) ou contactez-nous (accueil@aieq.qc.ca).